UK could save £2.5bn by helping banks to buy gilts, says Barclays
Idea long pursued by banking sector lobbyists faces opposition from regulators
Related reading
Gilts: blame the hedge funds?
No one’s doing it like the Brits
Investment banks expect UK borrowing costs to fall further in 2026
Gilts will outshine global peers, helped by BoE rate cuts, Wall Street lenders predict
How the UK can use the bond markets’ ‘kindness of strangers’
There is a way to reduce the risk of a run on gilts and decrease the cost of government borrowing
The UK bank bashing must stop
If Britain is serious about growth, it needs strong lenders with the capacity to reinvest in financing the economy
UK banks push for easing of capital rules to counter surge in private credit
HSBC and Barclays executives tell House of Lords committee that they are losing ground to US rivals
UK takes key step to digital gilt issuance this year
Treasury appoints HSBC and law firm Ashurst to lead project first announced by Rachel Reeves in 2024